Drawer pull



Feb. 20, 1934. 5 KEELER 1,947,942

DRAWER PULL Filed 001". 29, 1952 INVENTOR l 150g; Kael@ @in 1b Patented Feb. 20, 1934 PATENT A OFFICE 1,947,942 DRAWER PULL Isaac S. Keeler, Grand Rapids, Mich., assignor to Keeler Brass Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Application October 29, 1932. Serial No. 640,221

4 Claims.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide an improved drawer pull and method of making the same.

Second, to provide in a drawer pull an improved 6 stud and plate assembly.

Third, to provide an improved stud for drawer pulls and the like.

Objects relating to details and economies of my invention will appear from the description to 10 follow. The invention is defined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

16 Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a drawer pull embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the stud.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary end eleva- 20 tion partly broken away and shown in section on line 4 4 of Figs. 1 and 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the partially formed stud.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary section of a modification.

Referring to the drawing, the drawer pull 1 comprises plate 2, studs 3, and handle 4. The plate 1 is provided with a pair of spaced openings or holes 5 for the reception of the studs 3. The

handle 4 is provided with laterally projecting pintles 6 received by the openings 7 in the substantially spherical heads 8 of the studs 3.

The studs 3 are formed from sheet metal blanks in a punch press, and in the forming operations each stud is provided with the spherical head 8 having the lateral opening 7 and a hollow stem 9 having an annular projection 10 at the base of the head, the stem terminating in a reduced end portion 11. The stem is further provided with diametrically disposed thickened portions 12, the

central axis of which is substantially normal to the axis of the longitudinal seam 13 which passes through the longitudinal center of the stem. After the stud has been formed, the interior of the reduced lower end portion 11 of the stem is tapped to provide threads 14 for receiving the threaded bolt 15.

The studs 3 are assembled with the plate 2 by inserting the stems in the openings or holes 5 of the plate so that the shoulders 16 formed by the annular projections 10 engage the front of the plate, the annular exterior surfaces of the stem being in substantial engagement throughout with the internal annular surfaces of the holes 5 of the plate. The thickened portions 12 of the stems are then upset inwardly and expanded outwardly to engage the back of the plate 2, thereby clamping the plate between the shoulders 16 and the lateral iianges formed by the upset portions 12. When assembled in this manner, the pate 2 re- 60 inforces the studs and prevents them from opening at the seams 13, particularly when the bolts 15 are threaded into the lower end portions of the stems.

Before the studs are assembled with the plate 05 2 in the manner described above, they are placed on the ends 6 of the handle 4, so that when the assembly is completed, a substantially unitary drawer pull is formed with the handle 4 pivoted at its ends in the openings 7 of the studs. The 70 drawer pull 1 is secured to the front panel of the drawer in a conventional manner, which need not be described.

My improved method of making drawer pulls and of assembling the plate and studs is simpler, quicker, and more economical than the prior practice and results in a drawer pull of superior strength, durability, and appearance.

In some cases, it is desirable to provide an opening 17 in the outer face of the stud, Fig. 6, said 80 opening being alined with the opening 7 in the inner face. Thus arranged, the end portion 18 of the bail projects through the head of the stud, instead of merely into it.

I have illustrated and described my improvements in an embodiment which I have found very practical. I have not attempted to illustrate or describe other embodiments or adaptations, as it is believed this disclosure will enable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt my improvements as may be desired.

Having thus describedV my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A drawer pull provided with a sheet metal plate having a stud receiving hole, and a stud of sheet metal similar to that of said plate and having a longitudinal split, the exterior surface of the stem engaging the interior surface of the hole, said stem having an annular shoulder engaging the front of said plate and a diametrically disposed integral lateral flange engaging the back of said plate, whereby to clamp the plate therebetween, the plane of said flange being substantially normal to the direction of the split, the wall of the hole fitting said stem and acting to help reinforce the same against opening at said split.

2. A drawer pull provided with a plate having a stud receiving hole, and a stud having a cylin- V1,10

n. f mi) drical stem disposed in said hole, the stem having a longitudinal split, said stem having an annular shoulder engaging the front of said plate and an integral lateral ange engaging the back of said plate, whereby to clamp the plate therebetween, the plane of said flange being angularly related to the direction of the split, the stem tting said hole so that the plate acts to help prevent the stem from opening at said split.

3. A stud for drawer pulls made from an integral sheet metal blank and having a stem provided with a substantially spherical head with an opening on one side merging into a longitudinal split in said stem, and external upstruck flanges extending outwardly in a plane substantially at right angles to said split and acting to reinforce the stem against opening at said split, said anges being upset from the outer Wall surface of said stem.

4. A drawer pull comprising in combination an escutcheon plate having a hole, and a tubular stem having a longitudinal seam disposed in said hole and having a preformed flange engaging one side of the plate and a flange upset from the outer wall surface of the stem and engaging the other side of the plate, the last named flange and the plate acting to prevent said stem from opening at said seam.

ISAAC S. KEELER. 

